Sentences with phrase «by gene sequencing technology»

«Our attempts to determine the causes behind the disorder were greatly aided by gene sequencing technology and biocomputational analysis,» adds Dr. Knierim.

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Using gene - sequencing technology, researchers established that the precise segment of the pup's DNA «switched on» by the act of grooming was the part that controlled the future function of the hippocampus, which processes stress hormones.

Gene discovery was greatly facilitated by a new exome sequencing technology, which analyzes all protein - coding regions of the genome at once.

CRISPR - Cas9 is a versatile and highly accurate gene - editing technology that allows researchers to modify specific parts of an organism's genome by altering sections of the DNA sequence.

The latest gene - sequencing technologies developed by biotech companies 454 Life Sciences and Illumina can analyze several million DNA fragments at a time.

«Single - nucleus RNA sequencing, droplet by droplet: DroNc - Seq, technology that merges single - nucleus RNA sequencing with microfluidics, brings new scale to gene expression studies in complex tissues.»

Using sophisticated genetic sequencing technology, King and Yin identified a common set of genes that are controlled by a shared network of genetic regulators known as microRNAs.

By using random series of 30 nucleotides — the building blocks of RNA and DNA — he thought he could give neurons unique barcodes, linking the barcodes across synapses, then create maps of their connections using high - throughput gene sequencing technology.

The convergence of several factors explains the trend: cheaper genetic sequencing technologies, the discovery of new oncogenes (genes that can cause a normal cell to become cancerous), a new generation of computers and bioinformatics that can analyze vast amounts of data, and a multibillion - dollar effort by researchers inside and outside the pharma industry to develop targeted drugs and companion diagnostics for cancer.

Meanwhile, gene - sequencing technology has progressed by leaps and bounds, becoming far cheaper in the process.

In the lead profile, Jansson represented those researchers investigating such diseases by using omics technologies - uncovering the DNA sequences, expressed genes, and metabolite signatures used to reveal links to microbial functions in the gut.

The SIGMA project aims to develop novel biomedical approaches to treat this devastating disease by applying powerful sequencing technologies to discover the genes and key pathways underlying common varieties of cancer.

The advent of RNA - seq technology, in conjunction with full genome sequencing, provides a method for the unbiased characterization of genes regulated by infection in almost any species that can be manipulated in the laboratory.

Thanks to innovations in sequencing technology that have produced a cornucopia of genomes, plus some tweaks to the computational methods by different labs, the combined list of identified HARs now includes nearly 3,000 genome segments.4 But the original trend still holds; nearly all HARs are outside genes, some quite far away from any gene in the genome.

DNA sequencing technology using off - the - shelf equipment devised by George M. Church at Harvard Medical School and collaborators at Harvard and Washington University in St. Louis may help realize the federal goal of reducing that price to $ 1,000 by 2015, which experts say would make it practical to decode an individual's genes for routine medical purposes.